Improvement in horse-rakes



C. H. FINSON.

Horse Rake;

Patented Jany 23, 1866.

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UNITED TATES CHARLES H. FINSON,

OF BANGOR, MA INE.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-RAKES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 52,152, dated January 23, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. FINSON, of Bangor, in the county of Penobscot and State of Maine, ha ve invented a new and Improved Horse-Rake; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a perspective view ofmy rake complete. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the rake with the most of the teeth removed; and Fig. 3 is avertical section taken in the direction of the line of draft when working.

The nature of my invention consists in an improved manner of balancing the teeth upon a frame, which also serves as the means for tilting the rake.

In the drawings, A A represent the wheels. B is the axle. O G are the arms to which the teeth are attached. D D are the teeth. a a are studs secured upright in the axle B. A rod, 1). passes through these studs near their 0 c are curved levers which vibrate upon the rod Z). A rod, (1, passes through these levers near their forward extremity in the curve, and upon this rod (1 are secured the arms (3, so as to play loosely.

Upon the rear end of lovers 0 is fixed the tilting-bar E,which passes under arms 0. The teeth are tripped or raised to pass the windrow by actuating the lever g. This lever is hinged to the bar H, and is connected with the tripping-bar E by the connecting-rod hand stud t. The bar F is secured to the forward ends oflevers c, and serves the double purpose of securing them in place and checking the forward movement of arms 0 when tripped.

A stay, k, is connected with bar F and stud 2'. G is a short arm projecting forward from the axle, and to this arm and its counterpart are secured bars H and H, which constitute the platform uponwhich is secured the drivers seat J and foot-stool K. The shafts I I are also attached to the bars H and H, thus leaving the space between H and the axle open for the descent of arms 0 when tripped.

f is an auxiliary sprii'ig secured to bar F and tending to depress arm 0. This spring need only be used upon the most uneven land.

The teeth D may be attached to the arms 0 in any suitable manner. When the rake is to be used upon very rough land I insert a truck, 6, in the end of arm (J, and coil the tooth once or twice around the truck; but for use upon smooth land the teeth may be secured direct to the arms, as the coil is in such case unnecessary.

By pressing hand-lever 9 forward the teeth are tripped or raised, the point or pivot of motion in tripping being rod 1), the trippingbar E insuring the ascent of all the teeth, while the front ends of arms 0 descend with the movement of levers c in tripping. By pressing back hand-leverg the tripping-bar E is depressed, thus leavingto arms (J,when working, an independent risingand-falliug movement.

Having described the construction and operation of my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the teeth-arms 0, bars E and F, and levers c, as and for the purposes specified.

2. The tilting device, as c0nstructed,with levers 0, bars E and F, and lever y, when arranged to operate substantially in the manner and for the purpose specified.

CHARLES H. FINSON. Witnesses:

T. W. PORTER, A. L. SIMPsoN. 

